NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Two teens have been arrested in connection to cruelty to animals.
The Nacogdoches County Sheriff Office has arrested two people in connection to cruelty to animals, officials said.
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According to officials, the sheriff's office began an investigation after a dog went missing near Cr 769 in Nacogdoches.
Investigators discovered that dog had been killed in a "cult style manner" by 17-year-old Mark Ainsworth and 18-year-old Delaney Walters.
The dog had been tied up and skinned in a tree.
A cat and three kittens were also killed in a satanic ritual.
Ainsworth and Walters confessed to the crimes .
The duo was arrested on five counts of cruelty to animals charge.